Your legacy could be a world without cancer

Clio has committed to backing brilliant cancer research well into the future by generously leaving a gift to ACRF in her Will. Sadly, Clio lost her mother to cancer.

“I’ve seen what cancer can do first-hand. That’s why I have made ACRF a beneficiary in my Will. It’s important for me to support ACRF and the research they fund. For me, my hope is that we can just remove cancer from the world."

“Many drops make an ocean” – Michael hopes many more people consider leaving a gift in their Will to cancer research because he knows that together, we can create an ocean of difference and a world without cancer.

"I was 9 or 10 when my cousin, Pui Fun passed away from leukemia. She was 7. We sort of grew up and played together in the extended Chinese family in those days."

"When it came time to write my Will and I had the opportunity to leave a gift that would have a lasting impact, I decided to include ACRF to help fund more vital cancer research. I believe that finding better treatments for cancer will one day prevent other children from losing their playmates, their siblings, and the people they love. It’s just something small I could do and it may even help my own family or future generations one day."

“I support the ACRF in honour of my Mum, Jean, who died from a brain tumour (Glioblastoma) in June 2011. I miss Mum every day."

"I miss her even more after giving birth to twin daughters in 2013 – she would have been so excited at the thought of having twin grandchildren."

"When I investigated various options for donating, ACRF stood out – they seemed so dedicated to putting each dollar to the best possible use, and clearly had a great deal of respect for donations. After being a monthly giver for a short time, I decided to include the ACRF in my Will."

After meeting Ian, a charming surf lifesaver, on a cruise in their 20s, Marelle's life took an unexpected turn. After the cruise they stayed in touch for about one year until Marelle and her family moved house and they lost contact. Three decades later, Ian embarked on a mission to find her. Marelle was at home in her unit on the northern beaches when the phone rang. “I got the shock of my life to hear Ian’s voice at the other end. I simply said – ‘Ian is that you? I think he was just as shocked when I recognised his voice."

Marelle and Ian were married less than a year after that phone call and had almost 20 blissful years together. But their fairytale ended in January 2008, when Ian passed from pancreatic cancer. For Marelle, the loss was profound, feeling as though she had lost him twice: once in their youth and again after marriage. Marelle is a loyal supporter of ACRF and included a gift in her Will, in memory of the love of her life.

Lynn Moffitt lost her twin sister, Jean, to ovarian cancer in 1993. To honor Jean's memory, she made her first donation and became ACRF's first volunteer in 1995. Despite relocating to Port Stephens in 2003, Lynn continued her support, inspired by her late husband's battle with bowel cancer and later. “Sadly, in 2005, Ron passed away unexpectedly from bowel cancer. For me, this underlined the importance of supporting ACRF. More than ever I valued their work and looked forward to reading the newsletters and learning about all the great research."

“In 2007, I met my partner Larry at my local Probus Club. The very last Chairman’s dinner Larry and I attended together, Larry was going through treatment for Multiple Myeloma. We were both so thrilled to be sat at a table with an amazing young scientist whose work focused on Multiple Myeloma."

In April 2017, after ten wonderful years together, Larry too passed from his cancer. “Cancer has taken so many of my family members, I am so grateful for the work of ACRF. The work ACRF does gives me great comfort and I am very proud to say that I have shown my commitment to ACRF by including a gift in my Will."